At Smart, our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world.

THE ROLE

We're seeking a motivated Junior Ruby Engineer to join our growing development team. This position is ideal for someone with a basic foundation in Ruby and Rails who is eager to learn and grow their skills in a collaborative environment.

We focus on developing the best application for our customers - quality is essential to everything we do! Our approach to code is simple, keep it clean and ensure it has good test coverage.

At Smart you will work collaboratively with experienced developers and within an established product development team. We use Jira to manage product development daily while maintaining Agile ways of working.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain features for our Ruby on Rails applications

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code

• Participate in code reviews and team discussions

• Debug issues and implement fixes across the application

• Collaborate with senior developers on larger projects

• Learn and follow team coding standards and best practices

• Assist with testing and quality assurance processes

• Document code, processes, and technical approach

Required Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of Ruby programming and the Rails framework

• Understanding of web development fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

• Familiarity with version control systems (Git)

• Basic understanding of SQL and relational databases

• Strong problem-solving abilities

• Excellent communication skills

• Eagerness to learn and accept feedback

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience

WHO WE ARE

We work in partnerships with governments and financial institutions in the UK and internationally. Our cloud-native digital platform is revolutionising how people around the world think about, and save for, their retirement.

At heart, we’re a financial technology business. What we do is all about innovation, and using the power of digital change to put the customer first. Our Engineers will tell you that working at Smart gives you the opportunity to play your part in developing world-class technological solutions, working with – and learning from – like-minded people.

You’ll also find that, across our business, our colleagues love Smart’s culture, and how what we do means better financial outcomes for savers. That feels worthwhile, and it means that what we do, collectively, goes way beyond the nine to five of a typical working day.

Don’t just take our word for it – you can see what our colleagues say about working at Smart on LinkedIn Life and Glassdoor.

BENEFITS

At Smart, one of the eight principles we work to is “We want happy and good people in our team”. We created a list of benefits that helps us achieve this goal:

• 26 days’ of paid holiday per year + Polish bank holidays;
• 2250 PLN annual training budget to spend on your professional development
• Health insurance (including dental care) via TU Inter
• MultiSport Plus Gym Card
• Online English lessons
• In the Krakow office wellbeing, such as manicures, massages and barbers.
• Sick leave rules in line with local law
• Paternity/maternity leave rules in line with local law
• Death in service insurance cover
• Fully-paid five-week sabbatical after five years of employment

We think Smart is an awesome place to work. If it sounds like somewhere you’d like to work, too, and if you’re ready to play your part in our continued success in the future, then naturally we’d love to meet you.